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UW J-School Grad Student Conference

posted Feb 5, 2011 5:56 PM by Melissa Tully
The School of Journalism and Mass Communication is holding its annual graduate student conference on April 8, 2011. They just sent out the official call for papers. Submissions are due February 28th. The past few conferences have been a great success with participants from across the university. It's also a time for prospective graduate students to visit the department and meet faculty and current graduate students. The call for papers is below.
Communication Crossroads 2011: A Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference
Sponsored by the UW School of Journalism & Mass Communication

We invite original research on communication and media from a variety of perspectives from departments across the UW campus.
Paper Submission Guidelines:
  • Submit a 500-word abstract in electronic or hard copy. Preliminary research, proposals, and thesis and dissertation chapters are welcome. Do not submit full papers. Abstracts should give a clear sense of the scope of the research and the method of inquiry.
  • Papers must be authored by graduate students. Student-led papers with faculty coauthors are acceptable.
  • Include a cover sheet indicating your name, department, phone number, & e-mail address. Abstracts and papers will be judged by blind review and should contain no indication of authorship on any page other than the cover sheet.
  • Submit electronic copies to jschoolgradconf [at] gmail.com or submit printed abstracts and cover sheets to the “Grad Conference” mailbox in 5115 Vilas Hall.
Abstract Submission Deadline: Sunday, February 28th, 2011 by 5 p.m.

Authors of accepted abstracts will be informed by March 7th.

Full papers (not exceeding 30 pages including figures, charts, & appendices) are due by April 1st.

Conference Date: Friday, April 8th, 2011, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (lunch and dinner served)

Questions: Email jschoolgradconf [at] gmail.com